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is giving

  • present progressive
    of give (3rd person singular).
    give
    verb (used with object)
    to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow.

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The Oxford museum has more than 6,000 objects representing Naga culture, the largest collection in the world, and is giving back "ancestral human remains", mainly skulls, to the Naga people.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

"I've got a really good hybrid role in this team, where the gaffer is giving me the freedom to pop up all over the pitch."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Columbia Sportswear is giving away a 40-foot “survival bunker” stocked with puffer jackets, hiking shoes, jars of food, and a robotic dog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Musk is giving you a child’s bicycle from Walmart.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Gramps is giving me more driving lessons in the pickup truck.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech